Can Scottie Scheffler do it again? Will Tiger contend? Who else should be getting our attention? We answer all the big questions ahead of the Masters.
He has only one top-5 finish in a major -- a tie for third at the 2019 PGA Championship -- and one top-10 at the Masters, a tie for ninth in 2019. [Patrick Cantlay](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/6007/patrick-cantlay) is one of the best players in the world, especially with a driver in his hand. After finishing tied for 11th at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Zalatoris finished tied for 36th and missed the cut before finishing fourth at Riviera. In the past three tournaments, however, Zalatoris has finished tied for 53rd, 73rd and tied for 59th. Day has missed the cut in the past two Masters he has played in, but he finished top-5 in 2019. Past champions [Dustin Johnson](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/3448/dustin-johnson) and [Patrick Reed](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/5579/patrick-reed) haven't played much, either. The LIV Golf players are probably going to be sporting their team logos on shirts and hats, so the elephant in the room isn't going to be completely invisible. Uggetti: It all depends, but I think it will ebb and flow depending on the tournament's results and what players say on the podium. Schlabach: I don't think it's going to be as much of a storyline as expected because everyone is going to be on their best behavior at Augusta National. Mickelson won't address the media in a formal news conference before the Masters starts Thursday, so there's going to be a microscope on him during practice and the early rounds, after he skipped this event, which he has won three times, in 2022. Schlabach: Given the way Mickelson played in the majors last year and what he did in LIV Golf's first three tournaments this season, finishing 27th in Mexico, 32nd in Tucson, Arizona, and 41st in Orlando, Florida, I wouldn't expect much of anything. I won't go as far as to say he will contend, but it should be another promising step in this new stage of his career.
The 2023 Masters has officially arrived. The top men's golfers from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are ready to embark on the new major season at Augusta ...
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The 87th playing of the Masters Tournament will take place this weekend at Augusta National Golf Club. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion.
Friday: The temperature is expected to cool for the second round, with the projected high at 68 and the overnight low at 49. The high is expected to be 53 degrees, with the overnight low also at 53. Sunday: The final round is shaping up to also deal with precipitation, with a high of 70. [he has reiterated](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2023/03/03/tiger-woods-skip-players-championship-pga-tour/11393956002/) that he intends to play in very few PGA Tour events other than the majors. Woods [had multiple open fractures](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2021/02/24/comminuted-open-fracture-tiger-woods-leg-injuries/4572484001/) affecting both the upper and lower portions of his right tibia and fibula, the two main bones in the lower leg. The Masters Tournament approaches mid-tournament cuts differently than other PGA Tour events, offering a smaller field to advance after the second round. 1 player in the World Golf Rankings](https://www.owgr.com/current-world-ranking), won the 2022 Masters Tournament after he dominated play starting with the second round. The 2023 Masters Tournament will run from Thursday, April 6 and will conclude Sunday, April 9. There is 55% of rain with a 33% probability of thunderstorms. On Thursday, April 6 (first round), and on Friday, April 7 (second round), ESPN will broadcast coverage starting at 3-7:30 p.m. 2 player in the world. In fact, only three golfers – Woods, Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990) and Jack Nicklaus (1965 and 1966) – have successfully defended their title from the previous year.
Augusta National is the only golf course to host a major championship every season, a relevant factor in a predictive model.
Over the last three months, Collin Morikawa has been the best in this category (+1.22 strokes gained approach per round), while a number of big names have struggled with their scoring clubs. This is where a bulk of potential winners simply fall short of the +0.20 strokes gained around the green clip from the prior 10 winners. The same rings true at Augusta where the last 10 winners were averaging at least +0.10 strokes gained off the tee per round in the calendar year of their victory. In the calendar year leading up to their respective Masters coronations, all 10 champions were averaging at least +0.65 strokes gained per round with the mean of the group coming in at a whopping +2.14. Augusta National has often catered to some of the best iron players in the world (like Woods). In the year prior to winning, five of the last 10 collected a runner-up finish in a major championship while eight had a top-10 finish. Off-the-tee numbers are the most predictive indicator of success in the world of golf -- just look at the best players in the world at the moment, they are also some of the best drivers of the golf ball maybe ever. It was not Scheffler (+2.50) or Spieth (+2.38) who boasted the most impressive metrics ahead of their victories but rather Watson (+3.02) and Johnson (+3.91) -- albeit it in an unconventional fashion given the November Masters -- who eclipsed the three-stroke hurdle. Six of those had already entered the winner's circle on the year -- see Scheffler in 2022, Johnson in 2020 and Spieth in 2015 -- while eight had found a spot on the podium in the form of a top-three result. Eight of the 10 most recent Masters champions had at least a major runner-up result already to their name with all 10 having a T6 finish or better. Seven of the last 10 Masters champions had at least one top-five finish in their Masters careers before donning the green jacket with all 10 having previously collected a top-40 result. Jordan Spieth came close to joining this group in 2014 when he held a share of the 54-hole lead, and Will Zalatoris nearly accomplished the feat in 2021 when he fell just short of Matsuyama.
Who is paired with who as the 87th edition of the Masters gets underway this week at Augusta National.
Lee, 16 (Byron Nelson), 17, 18 Billy Horschel, 16 (Memorial), 17, 18 Patrick Cantlay, 16 (BMW), 17, 18 For 16 players, this will be their Augusta debut and with it comes the knowledge that not since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 has a rookie won a green jacket. Of course, who will be paired with who is the question on everyone’s mind. For 88 fortunate folks, they’ve done just that by earning a place in the field at the 87th Masters.
Five storylines to follow as the best players in the world descend upon Augusta National Golf Club this week for the April 6-9 Masters.
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Welcome to Masters week. The best players in the world and legends of past generations have arrived at Augusta National for the 86th playing of “A Tradition ...
What is the state of his game? Versus the field, in his last 24 starts, Day ranks first in SG: short game, first in SG: putting and fifth in SG: around-the-green. In 2019, Mitchell made the field after his only PGA Tour win at the Honda Classic. the field and finished in fifth. The putter is also working. the field. Rory is playing exceptional golf at the moment and is clearly one of the favorites. to the picks: He’s the total opposite of a player like Jordan Spieth who wears his emotions on his sleeve. He’s playing better golf in the runup to the Masters than he was last year. Like Rory, Young is a bomber off the tee. - On the course, Rory McIlroy is looking to achieve the career grand slam.
Eighty-eight players will tee it up this week at Augusta National for the 87th Masters Tournament. Defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will ...
Tom Kim: He’s top 20 in strokes gained approach this season, but this is his Masters debut and he’s yet to finish better than 23rd in a major. Lefty has no top-15s in his last four Masters starts before not playing last year. But he is 8 under over his past two Masters and has three straight top-15s here, including his win in 2021. He missed the cut in his Masters debut last year and is currently ranked No. Justin Rose: His two MCs in 17 Masters appearances have come in the last four years. He’s not in great form, though, ranking outside the top 75 in strokes gained approach and failing to notch a top-50 since his top-10 at Genesis. He’s top 25 in strokes gained approach and should finish closer to his T-5 at the 2019 Masters than his MCs the last two appearances. Max Homa: He’s been hot this year with a win and four other top-10s, and he’s coming off his first Masters made cut in three tries last year. However, he’s currently outside the top 50 in strokes gained approach, down in driving distance, and he’s only posted two top-10s in seven starts this year. Just wish he’s not failed to crack the top 30 in his last three worldwide starts. Top 10 in strokes gained approach and has finished in the top 15 in three straight majors; only Rory McIlroy has done that. He’s 12 under on the second nine in his career, but he’s 13 over on the first nine.
Who looks ready to slip into a green jacket? Which favorites could disappoint? Could a deep sleeper surprise? Our panel of gambling experts, fantasy players ...
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Perhaps you’ve heard but the Masters is this week. They really pulled out all the stops here. This is quite the baby shower for little Phillip.
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are among the favorites to win the 2023 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
Woods will attempt to win his sixth green jacket, but the odds are not in his favor. - Hideki Matsuyama, +3500 - Will Zalatoris, +3500 McIlroy has won each of the other three major championships, needing just a Masters victory to complete the career grand slam. Players will be on site for practice rounds on Monday and Tuesday before the famous Par 3 Contest on Wednesday. There have been 10 different winners in the last 10 years.
At the Masters this week, there will be some big-names missing from the field. Here are 8 that may surprise you.
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The 2023 Masters has arrived, and it brings along an ocean of storylines. There are enough twists and turns within the interpersonal dynamics of those in ...
Regardless, all of this is good for the golf tournament and should serve to make it more interesting overall. Players in this category include Patrick Cantlay (hasn't contended at enough majors), Max Homa (hasn't contended at any majors), Xander Schauffele (has contended at too many majors to not have at least one win), Will Zalatoris (same), Viktor Hovland (time to make the leap), Sam Burns (same) and Tony Finau (too good of a career to not have at least one major). That one of them would win is somewhat obvious, and 1.7 seems to be the cutoff. Is it far more difficult than it was even in 2019 when he had a fused spine and defeated Koepka, Johnson and Schauffele to win his 15th major? Nobody needs a Masters win, of course, but if we're looking at full and complete resumes over the long arc of a career, this bunch of golfers is a good place to start. (That excludes 2017 given he only played two tournaments in February and March.) McIlroy is playing much better than last year (when he finished second), better than in 2018 (when he played in the last pairing with Patrick Reed) and even better than either 2015 or 2016 (when he finished in the top 10). -- then this is not enough golf to truly get into contention at the Masters. This begs the same question that is facing several LIV golfers: Does Tiger have enough tournament reps to properly prepare for and contend at this first major championship? Whether that happens this year is one of the most anticipated stories of the season. Rahm's history at Augusta is nasty -- four top 10s in his last five starts -- so he gets the benefit of the doubt from the last month poor play (for him). More than the physical hurdles or the statistical edges, that is what Rory will have to overcome. Then he withdrew from the Players Championship with an illness and failed to advance out of his group in the WGC-Dell Match Play, losing to Billy Horschel 5 UP in his final match, a round in which he was 5 over and had not made a birdie on an easy golf course at the time the match ended.
The Masters field is stacked in 2023, per usual. Here's why Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka are among the best players to bet on in this year's ...
Straka may have to hit a bit better off the tee than usual to win the Masters, but don't be surprised to see him post a top-20 finish. You'll be hard-pressed to find better value picks than Patrick Cantlay (+2000) and Max Homa (+2500) as the Masters winners. Second, no player has won back-to-back Masters tournaments since Tiger Woods in the 2000 and 2001 iterations of the event. 1 on tour in SG:OTT and GIR percentage, so he should have a good chance to land balls close to the hole, just as he did en route to a Masters win in 2022. Rahm ranks top five in both SG:APR and GIR percentage, so he should be able to hit the second shots necessary to put himself in advantageous positions on the green. 3 golfer Jon Rahm (+900) is probably the best bet among the favorites to win the tournament. Below is a breakdown of the best candidates to consider betting in this year's Masters field. Augusta is known for having the highest three-putt rate of any PGA Tour course, so it will be important for golfers to minimize the distance of putts they have to make during the event. As always, the Masters will be played at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Below are the odds for the top golfers in this year's Masters tournament. This shouldn't come as a surprise, as Scheffler is the reigning Masters champion and is ranked No. Included in the 88-man field will be Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa, to name just a few.
Fred Couples was asked Monday at the Masters how Tiger Woods was hitting the ball and how his body felt after a nine-hole practice round at Augusta ...
If he can get better where he can play 12 events, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. “But I think he’ll be fine.” “Probably not,” he said.
The 87th edition of the Masters Tournament tees off from Augusta National on April 6th. Five-time Masters champ Tiger Woods is a long shot at +8000.
No one out-traditions Augusta National. There's the Champions Dinner. There's the Par-3 Contest. There's green jackets and pimento cheese.
But of all the time-honored favorites and quirky habits at the Masters, nothing is a bigger crowd pleaser than the annual pond skip. There’s the Par-3 Contest. There’s the Champions Dinner.
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launched a charm offensive ahead of this week's Masters as they flew the proverbial PGA Tour flag during a practice round at ...
I'm here at the Masters and enjoying this week. "I still play golf for a living. All my buddies are still my buddies, and we play, and it's still golf.
As the last wraparound season on the PGA TOUR continues to generate compelling achievements, it's fitting that the first tournament of the second half is ...
To that end, experience on the course not only is an achievement of personal pride as a golfer, but it matters when it comes to winning the Masters. The champion will earn 600 FedExCup points, a PGA TOUR membership exemption through 2028, a lifetime exemption into the Masters and exemptions into the other three majors through 2027. Augusta National is equipped with the full slate of four par 3s and four par 5s, but the most attention will be directed at the par-5 13th hole. So, he’s still the man to beat at the Masters that he won by three in 2022. Beneath the expanded ranking of projected contenders is a review of what’s new, objectives required to perform well and more. It’s time for the 87th edition of the Masters.
Cameron Smith has criticised the media for the 'rubbish' talked about LIV but has admitted the breakaway circuit could do with some of its players ...
It's nice to see a lot of the guys because I haven't seen them all that much." I have no problem with anyone on the LIV Tour, I really don't." Daily build-up shows begin at 2pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, with live coverage of the opening round on Thursday from 2pm on Sky Sports Golf. "It has nothing to do with where you play at, but guys that are here, they play all around the world. "All my buddies are still my buddies, and we play, and it's still golf. "I don't think there's any kind of hatred going on between the players. I'm really happy with where I'm at." "For me it's the same," Johnson said. For me personally, I'm really proud of where I'm at and what I'm doing. Unless it's a problem for these guys, I'm going to wear it." "We compete against each other hard week-in and week-out and we're trying to do the same things that we did six months ago. For sure, I'll be the first one to say the fields aren't as strong, but we've still got a lot of guys up there that can play some really serious golf.
Tiger Woods, an 82-time PGA Tour champion, is expected to be part of the 2023 Masters field at Augusta National Golf Club.
Check out the 2023 Masters odds below and then His ability to leverage his course experience over his recent form will determine where Woods ends up on the 2023 Masters leaderboard. A five-time Masters champion, Woods has the lowest career scoring average in the history of Augusta National (min. He's not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the 2023 Masters field. The model has also revealed where Tiger will finish at the 2023 Masters. The model was also all over Rahm's (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner. It's the beginning of golf's major season, and virtually all of the top golfers in the world are in the 20223 Masters field. The latest 2023 Masters odds from Caesars Sportsbook list Scheffler as the 13-2 favorite. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned almost $1,100. Before locking in your 2023 Masters picks, be sure to
Skipping the ball across the water on the par-3 16th is a Masters pre-tournament tradition. Turns out, the shot is more straightforward than it looks.
This is especially important if you’re hitting the shot off a downslope, when you’ll need your body tilting with the slope to avoid hitting it fat. “If I’m able to stay level, that allows me to get into my left side and get the ball starting down and low,” he says. If you watch the guys hitting the shot at Augusta, they will head to the front of the tee and hit the shot off a slight downslope. The water-skipper falls into the same family of shots as the bump-and-run and the punch. To make sure he has enough power behind the shot, Fowler says he takes a “little open stance, which helps me get through the ball.” With a square or closed stance, your lower body will have a tough time rotating out of the way on this punch shot. You need to hit the shot hard. Rickie talks about the importance of staying level with the ground through the shot. With your ball position already moved slightly back, put the majority of weight on your lead leg. (We’re guessing that was the mistake Kim made in flying the water.) Fowler opts for a 4-iron, which makes it easier to get the ball to come out low and driving forward. If you drive the ball into the water at too steep of an angle, it won’t skip. Fail, and watch your Pro-V1 torpedo to the bottom of the pond. To find the proper window, Fowler says he plays the shot “middle, to a little back of middle” in his stance.
As pros prepare to tackle Augusta National, they'll likely consider several equipment changes for the course setup.
Tour players tend to favor low-bounce wedges on firm courses to hit a variety of shots, including high, open-faced lob shots from practically anywhere around the green. Using the wedges ahead of time also offers the opportunity to ensure the sole is entering the turf properly at impact. This potential equipment change has the potential to be the most interesting. He’s more prone to change out his 57- and 60.5-degree Vokey wedges before a major, but the 46- and 52-degree will sometimes stay in the bag for upwards of two years before he contemplates making a change. They’ll likely make a similar change in the weeks leading up to the PGA Championship, U.S. The most common addition is a 5-wood, but don’t be surprised to see a few of the longer hitters go with a 7-wood. Spin remains a vital piece of the equation, but having fresh grooves isn’t nearly as important. Low bounce options offer an abundance of shotmaking versatility, but it comes with a razor-thin margin for error if you don’t have elite wedge action. A large majority of the names in the field will have at least one or two new wedges in the bag this week that provide extra spin around the green. It’s best to tackle Augusta National through the air, which is why many players who fill out the top of their set with traditional long irons or utility irons opt for a high-lofted fairway wood instead. That could come in handy if a would-be contender wants to, say, take a shot at hitting the par-5 15th in two on Sunday afternoon. To be clear, fresh grooves aren’t a Masters-only gear change.
Here are the players who have my interest—and those who certainly don't—this week at the 2023 Masters Tournament. Golfers I'm Definitely Playing.
Follow him on Twitter: [@RickRunGood](http://twitter.com/rickrungood). [Listen to Golf Digest's weekly betting podcast, "The Loop" (above) where we interview the industry's leading experts (and sometimes tour pros) to help you make your bets and pick your fantasy lineups. He’s lost 0.63 strokes per round to the field during that extended period, which is the worst play of anyone in this field with at least 50 rounds, per the RickRunGood.com golf database. His game looks a bit ragged at the moment, with the putter being a major concern. He missed the cut at the Saudi International then went T-5, 24th and T-26 at his three LIV starts this season. It feels like Spieth has three or four Masters titles on his resume already, but I can assure you that it’s only one (2015). His game, entering this week, is strong and he’s no longer reliant on his short game. He gained 8.5 strokes off-the-tee and 2.37 with the putter, per the RickRunGood.com golf database. Kirk will make his first start at the Masters since 2016 and will be playing it for the fourth time in his career. Im has spiked twice in his three trips to Augusta National, earning a T-2 in 2020 and eighth-place finish in 2022. Experience will matter on the putting surfaces, with nuance and deceit lurking in every blade of grass. Augusta National is always the star of Masters week, no matter who ends up donning the green jacket on Sunday.
As the last wraparound season on the PGA TOUR continues to generate compelling achievements, it's fitting that the first tournament of the second half is ...
To that end, experience on the course not only is an achievement of personal pride as a golfer, but it matters when it comes to winning the Masters. The champion will earn 600 FedExCup points, a PGA TOUR membership exemption through 2028, a lifetime exemption into the Masters and exemptions into the other three majors through 2027. Augusta National is equipped with the full slate of four par 3s and four par 5s, but the most attention will be directed at the par-5 13th hole. So, he’s still the man to beat at the Masters that he won by three in 2022. Beneath the expanded ranking of projected contenders is a review of what’s new, objectives required to perform well and more. It’s time for the 87th edition of the Masters.
Mito Pereira's final-hole collapse cost him the PGA Championship title last May and while it was enough to earn him an invite to this week's Masters, ...
I've seen it on TV so many times, and you can't really ask for more being here and playing the Masters this year." But the pressure of a major proved to be Pereira's undoing as he squandered a one-shot advantage on the 18th hole where he drove into a creek off the tee en route to a double-bogey that knocked him out of a playoff. AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 3 (Reuters) - Mito Pereira's final-hole collapse cost him the PGA Championship title last May and while it was enough to earn him an invite to this week's Masters, the Chilean said on Monday he is under no illusion that he could slip into a Green Jacket.
No shortage of great story lines for the Masters, starting with Tiger Woods seeking record 83rd Tour title, Rory McIlroy trying to complete Grand Slam.
- On the brink: If any player in the field is due to finally win a major, it has to be Tony Finau. - Koepka on rebound: Greg Norman says he wants all 18 of his golfers to celebrate behind the 18th green if the Masters champion turns out to be one of his 18 LIV golfers competing at Augusta. 6 in the world and a top-10 finisher in his last three Masters appearances, is overdue to put himself back on the world map. Another possibility is 24-year-old Australian Min Woo Lee, who tied for 14th with Fleetwood at the 2022 Masters and T6 last month at The Players. The best bet to pull this off might be another Englishman, Tommy Fleetwood, who owns six European Tour wins and had top-5 finishes last year at The Open and PGA Championship. - Higher risk: With Augusta National lengthening the par-five, 13th hole from 510 yards to 545 yards, look for a lot more golfers to back off going for the green with their second shots, especially in colder weekend conditions. There were only 10 foreign players in the field for Player’s last win in 1978 and 15 for Ballesteros’ final triumph in 1983. But the world’s highest-ranked player to leave the Tour for LIV has cooled off considerably the past couple months, failing to contend in his last four LIV events. In three tournaments in 2023, the nine-time Tour winner has played a collective even-par and not come close to contending. - Grand Slam wait: A month short of his 34th birthday, Rory McIlroy has had eight opportunities at the Masters to become the sixth player to complete a career Grand Slam and fallen short. Zalatoris has finished in the top-8 at six of the past 10 majors. 1 in the world last year for the first time right before winning the Masters.
There will be a certain level of awkwardness in the air around Augusta, with LIV golfers teeing it up with PGA Tour golfers come Thursday.
to 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fubo carries ESPN and CBS, [and also offers a free trial](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/masters/?irad=1647779&irmp=1131770&sharedid=editorial), so golf fans tuning in the main broadcast can use the streaming service through the tournament. 2 p.m. ESPN+ and Paramount+ will also carry complementary coverage throughout the weekend, including featured groups and featured holes. ESPN will carry Round 1 coverage beginning at 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. But there will be a certain level of awkwardness in the air around Augusta, with LIV golfers teeing it up with PGA Tour golfers come Thursday.
LIV Golf's future? Tiger Woods' future? Augusta National's future? Buckle up for one for what could be one of the wildest Masters ever.
LIV’s six former winners (Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson) will break bread with [Tiger Woods](https://golf.com/news/tiger-woods-slams-liv-golf-candid-open-presser/) and [Fred Couples](https://golf.com/news/fred-couples-explains-his-liv-jabs/) and a host of others, who, in short, believe LIV should, well, die. [bank of free-to-use phones](https://golf.com/news/want-phone-call-augusta-national-simple/)! He’s the U.S. They were allowed to play following [an announcement by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley](https://golf.com/news/augusta-national-scolds-liv-no-masters-ban/) — five days before last Christmas, no less — though that note also promised that “any modifications or changes to invitation criteria for future tournaments will be announced in April.” And now it’s April. When he’s been the defender for over a year of all that’s good and holy to him about the PGA Tour? He’s standing in the press area to the right of the first fairway. There’s the clubhouse! [Masters](https://golf.com/news/2023-masters-schedule-tv-times-channel-streaming-dates/) week like none other, before we do anything, let’s eat. You can’t bring cellies into [Augusta National](https://golf.com/news/augusta-national-masters-how-you-can-play/) — but you can still call your loved ones to let them know you dropped a small fortune in the stop in the paragraph above. I grab a pimento cheese sandwich, a bag of chips, and a soda — for $5.40 — and walk over to a spot near the first fairway. There’s the big oak tree! But she had to come alone — her husband got sick at the last minute — and wondered if I could snap a pic of her.
The 2023 Masters has officially arrived. Here's the complete Masters schedule, from TV times and channels, to full streaming info.
[Masters.com](https://www.masters.com/en_US/live/index.html), Masters App); 12-3 p.m. As managing producer for GOLF.com, Cunningham edits, writes and publishes stories on GOLF.com, and manages the brand’s e-newsletters, which reach more than 1.4 million subscribers each month. ( 1 [Scottie Scheffler](https://golf.com/instruction/fitness/scottie-scheffler-body-endurance-dr-troy-van-biezen/) is eyeing a second green jacket. Pricing may vary. [2023 Masters](https://golf.com/news/bobby-jones-untold-story-origin-masters/) has officially arrived. New for 2023, IBM Watson will provide descriptive text and audio AI commentary for all 20,000+ ‘Every Shot, Every Hole’ videos.” [Masters.com](https://www.masters.com/en_US/live/index.html), Masters App) This will be the first Masters played since the creation of Masters.com and the Masters App will also feature “scoring, interactive player tracking, video highlights and features, in-depth tournament news coverage, ‘Every Shot, Every Hole’ and ‘My Group,’ which serves as a personalized featured group. [ESPN+](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/3208296/931309/9070), Masters.com, the Masters app and Paramount+. The top men’s golfers from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are ready to embark on the new major season at [Augusta National](https://golf.com/news/poll-golf-fans-masters-augusta-national/).
There will be a certain level of awkwardness in the air around Augusta, with LIV golfers teeing it up with PGA Tour golfers come Thursday.
to 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fubo carries ESPN and CBS, [and also offers a free trial](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/masters/?irad=1647779&irmp=1131770&sharedid=editorial), so golf fans tuning in the main broadcast can use the streaming service through the tournament. 2 p.m. ESPN+ and Paramount+ will also carry complementary coverage throughout the weekend, including featured groups and featured holes. ESPN will carry Round 1 coverage beginning at 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. But there will be a certain level of awkwardness in the air around Augusta, with LIV golfers teeing it up with PGA Tour golfers come Thursday.
Find out all the Masters facts and figures for five-time champion Tiger Woods as he prepares to make his 25th appearance at the Augusta National.
78 - Woods' worst round at the Masters. 5 - The number of times Woods has won the Masters. 71.05 - Woods' scoring average at the Masters, the lowest among men to have played more than 50 rounds. He won the tournament on both occasions. 21 - Woods' age when he won his first Masters, and first major title, in 1997. Woods was the reigning U.S.
While McIlroy, Scheffler and Rahm are the clear favorites, three golfers at 30-1 or longer have won the Masters over the past six seasons.
There was no drama between LIV and PGA Tour players on Monday. But a Sunday showdown would be welcomed by many.
Masters tickets are hard to get, but securing a Masters series badge is almost impossible. Here's what you need to know about them.
SportsLine's Jim Holliman locked in his PGA fantasy golf rankings, picks and lineups for the Masters 2023.
On the other hand, Holliman knows Justin Thomas is among the top 2023 Masters favorites, but the expert is fading him. He has finished in the top 10 at Augusta four times in six tries, with a low finish of 27th, and has gone over par just three times in his past 20 rounds. And at Bay Hill, 11 of his picks finished in the top 15 and three of his top seven posted top-five finishes. At The Players, he was all over Scheffler to win at 10-1, ranking him as his top choice despite the golfer's lack of previous success at TPC Sawgrass. Before setting your 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 Masters picks, you need to Is he the player you want to target to lead your 2023 Masters fantasy golf lineups?
Dennis Esser goes through his best bets and daily fantasy picks for the Masters. Can Scottie Scheffler win back-to-back green jackets?
Read our full 2023 Masters viewer's guide, including Masters tee times, TV schedules and streaming info to watch the action from Augusta.
[Masters.com](https://www.masters.com/en_US/live/index.html), Masters App); 12-3 p.m. As managing producer for GOLF.com, Cunningham edits, writes and publishes stories on GOLF.com, and manages the brand’s e-newsletters, which reach more than 1.4 million subscribers each month. [Scottie Scheffler](https://golf.com/news/augusta-national-masters-champions-dinner-menu/), [Rory McIlroy](https://golf.com/gear/how-rory-mcilroy-maintained-distance-with-shorter-driver-fully-equipped/) and [Jon Rahm](https://golf.com/news/jon-rahm-tip-tiger-woods-peaking/) are ranked Nos. ( You can stream the 2023 Masters online via ESPN+, Masters.com and in the Masters app, as well as Paramount+. CBS will handle the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday. [Masters.com](https://www.masters.com/en_US/live/index.html), Masters App) Pricing may vary. [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/)) Here is our complete 2023 Masters viewer’s guide for the entire tournament, including full streaming and TV schedules and complete tee times for Rounds 1 and 2 once they are released. 1-3 in the Official World Golf Ranking. (ESPN)
How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in . Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can ...
Golf Pride grips have beenused by 38 of the last 50 Masters winners. This grip pays tribute to that feat.
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Who will win the 87th Masters? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's greatest major.
Ahead of his 25th appearance at the Masters, Tiger Woods acknowledges he doesn't know how many more competitive rounds he has left at Augusta National.
Tee times and pairings for the first two rounds at the Masters were announced Tuesday, including the grouping of Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland and Xander ...
Will anyone be able to get past the big three and slip on the green jacket come Sunday evening?
Tee times have been announced for the opening two rounds of the 87th Masters Tournament, which begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
Tom Kim (Korea), Rory McIlroy (N. 11:06 a.m./8:00 a.m. 8:48 a.m./11:54 a.m. 8:36 a.m./11:42 a.m. 8:24 a.m./11:30 a.m. Vijay Singh (Fiji), Scott Stallings, *Matthew McClean (N. 8:00 a.m./11:06 a.m. 1 amateur Sargent makes his much-hyped Augusta debut, alongside 2007 Masters champ Johnson and the resurgent Day, fresh off seven straight top-20s on TOUR. Young finished runner-up at the recent WGC-Dell Match Play. Rory McIlroy is looking to complete the career Grand Slam and win the Masters for the first time. ET Thursday with Max Homa and amateur Sam Bennett. The Masters will mark his second start of the year.
Rory McIlroy has had plenty of memorable moments on the back nine on Sunday, but two of the best have had nothing to do with the four-time major champion ...
Of course it is, the way he plays and the way he putts and how high he hits and how far he hits it. And when he splashed a shot into Rae's Creek at the par-3 12th, his meltdown was complete. He has the game. "As much as I didn't really get into contention, there was part of me on the back nine last year that thought I had a chance. McIlroy faded that Sunday at East Lake, but he was left with the best view possible to watch Woods win for the first time in five years. He made another bogey at the next.
McIlroy has come close at Augusta National; Norman came closer. Finishing off the career grand slam with elusive green jacket would be best of barbs.
21](https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/opinion/2022/06/12/repeat-champion-rory-mcilroy-was-the-rock-star-the-rbc-canadian-open-and-pga-tour-needed.html) nudged him ahead of Norman on the all-time list. A Masters victory, however, would give him the ultimate edge [ over the man he’s traded many barbs with the last 12 months](https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/2022/12/04/mcilroy-says-norman-rift-began-with-his-brainwash-comment.html). Augusta National is the ultimate mental test and more than anything, McIlroy needs to find a way to play the tournament freely. None of them winning their first Masters this week would be a massive surprise because more and more it seems like every star has the type of game to excel at Augusta. “I think Jon Rahm is a spectacular, strong player, but there’s a lot of young guns out there now that have the strength, the length, the ability to challenge. It’s a frustrating trend for McIlroy fans who so desperately want to see him complete the career grand slam and reserve his spot at the annual champions dinner. [Tiger Woods](https://www.thestar.com/topic.tiger_woods.html), McIlroy hits the ball high and long and lands it softly. He held the 54-hole lead in 1986 and could have forced a playoff with 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus by making par on the final hole, but he pushed his approach shot well right of the green and failed to get up and down. The American of Mexican ancestry often said he didn’t feel comfortable at the club and the course did not suit his game, which featured a lower ball flight than his peers. He was felled by a Larry Mize chip-in during a playoff the following year and memorably ballooned to a Sunday 78 in 1996, when Nick Faldo improbably came from six shots back to beat him. From a young age, he seemed to possess a game perfectly suited for the Jones/Alister MacKenzie design. A dominant player in the 1980s and ‘90s, Norman suffered several heartbreaks at the Masters.
Tiger Woods during the final round of the Genesis Invitational on February 19, 2023. Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images. CNN —.
“I don’t know how many more I have in me. “I’ve always enjoyed the seclusion of practicing and getting ready for events, and then obviously taking what I have done in practice into game time and be able to display that. [comeback](https://cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/10/golf/tiger-woods-2022-masters-final-round-spt-intl/index.html) to golf at last year’s event after a serious [ car crash](https://cnn.com/2021/04/09/us/tiger-woods-crash-report/index.html) in 2021 which caused severe injuries to his leg. He said that amputation had been “on the table” following the incident but he eventually recovered enough to return to competition. So just to be able to appreciate the time that I have here and cherish the memories,” the five-time Masters champion said. [Tiger Woods](https://cnn.com/2023/02/10/golf/tiger-woods-pga-tour-event-spt-intl/index.html) says he’s unsure whether this year’s [Masters](https://cnn.com/2022/02/17/golf/tiger-woods-injury-recovery-pga-tour-masters-spc-spt-intl/index.html) will be the last of his career with the 47-year-old acutely aware of his injury struggles.